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Chicago divides itself into many overlapping divisions of official community areas, aldermanic wards, and informal neighborhoods. The 77 official community areas, by region, are numbered below, as well as other neighborhoods in the same general vicinity which may overlap them, shown in brackets. Links point to facts and statistics about these communities.

Downtown

32. The Loop
[New East Side]
[West Loop]

Near North

08. Near North
[Gold Coast]
[Old Town]
[Magnificent Mile]
[Streeterville]
[River North]

Northwest /
Near Northwest

16. Irving Park
[Old Irving Park]
20. Hermosa
21. Avondale
22. Logan Square
[Bucktown]

Near West

24. West Town
[River West]
[Wicker Park]
[Ukrainian Village]
[East Ukrainian Village]
28. Near West Side
[Greek Town]

Near South /
Mid South

33. Near South Side
[Prairie District]
[South Loop]
34. Armour Square
[Chinatown]
35. Douglas
36. Oakland
37. Fuller Park
38. Grand Boulevard
[Bronzeville]

Near Southwest

31. Lower West Side
[Heart of Chicago]
[Heart of Italy]
[Little Italy]
[Tri-Taylor]
[The Pilsen]
[University Village]
60. Bridgeport
[East Bridgeport]
61. New City
[Canaryville]
[Back of the Yards]

Hyde Park/Kenwood

39. Kenwood
41. Hyde Park
[University of Chicago]
[University Area]

North

05. North Center
[Horner Park]
[Roscoe Village]
[St. Ben's]
06. Lake View
[Belmont Harbor]
[New Town (Boys' Town)]
[Wrigleyville]
07. Lincoln Park
[Mid-North]
[Park West]
[RANCH Triangle]
[Sheffield Neighbors]
[West DePaul]
[Wrightwood Neighbors]

Southwest, West

29. North Lawndale
30. South Lawndale
[Little Village]
58. Brighton Park
59. McKinley Park
63. Gage Park
66. Chicago Lawn

West

23. Humboldt Park
[Paseo Boricua]
25. Austin
26. West Garfield Park
27. East Garfield Park
[Fifth City]

South

40. Washington Park
42. Woodlawn
43. South Shore
44. Chatham
45. Avalon Park
46. South Chicago
47. Burnside
48. Calumet Heights
[Pill Hill]
69. Greater Grand Crossing
[Park Manor]

Southwest, South

67. West Englewood
68. Englewood
71. Auburn Gresham
[Gresham]

Far Northwest /
O'Hare

09. Edison Park
10. Norwood Park
11. Jefferson Park
12. Forest Glen
[North Edgebrook]
[South Edgebrook]
[Sauganash]
15. Portage Park
17. Dunning
18. Montclare
19. Belmont-Cragin
[Belmont Central]
[Cragin]
76. O'Hare

Far North

01. Rogers Park
02. West Ridge
[North Town]
[West Rogers Park]
03. Uptown
[Buena Park]
04. Lincoln Square
[Arcadia Terrace]
[Bownmanville]
[Budlongwoods]
[Ravenswood]
[Peterson Park]
13. North Park
[Mayfair]
[North Mayfair]
[Pulaski Park]
14. Albany Park
[Koreatown]
77. Edgewater
[Andersonville]
[Lakewood-Balmoral]

Far West-Southwest

56. Garfield Ridge
57. Archer Heights
62. West Elsdon
64. Clearing
[Chrysler Village]
65. West Lawn

Far Southwest-South

70. Ashburn
72. Beverly
74. Mount Greenwood
75. Morgan Park
[Kennedy Park]

Far South

49. Roseland
[Rosemoor]
50. Pullman
51. South Deering
[Jeffery Manor]
53. West Pullman
54. Riverdale
73. Washington Heights
[Longwood Manor]

52. East Side
55. Hegewisch

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